THE Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will cooperate fully in the ongoing corruption investigation involving the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM).

Its minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said his ministry will not interfere with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation and that the ministry will abide by the law.

Saifuddin said he was aware the MACC is currently collecting documents and evidence in its investigations into CCM and has yet to arrest anyone.

“As the minister in charge of CCM, an agency under my watch, I will make sure that the MACC will get our full cooperation,” he said during a press conference today.

Asked if he will order an internal investigation, Saifuddin said that the ministry has handed the matter to MACC.

“I am not objecting to the idea but maybe in the future. The probe is being done by MACC at the moment,” he said.

MACC is investigating new cases of alleged corruption and abuse of power involving the CCM following raids and seizures of evidence in the past three weeks.

Aside from the ongoing investigation into a RM500 million corruption scandal involving a project given directly to a company, the graft agency is also now looking into the procurement of several CCM buildings in several states

MACC has so far conducted 10 raids in several different locations since January 9.

The commission is looking into the roles played by several high-ranking CCM officials and their family members. – January 24, 2019.